Where Does the Cetanic Break Take Place?
... one would not do it. 8 The puzzle disappears, however, in the related cases of psychological weakness referred to above. If I deceive myself into thinking my action is for the best, I am no longer acting against my better judgment, and likewise, if I am literally overpowered by emotion, there is no ...
... one would not do it. 8 The puzzle disappears, however, in the related cases of psychological weakness referred to above. If I deceive myself into thinking my action is for the best, I am no longer acting against my better judgment, and likewise, if I am literally overpowered by emotion, there is no ...
Essentials of Buddhism
... The Buddha, the Fully Enlightened One, was born about two thousand five hundred years ago in the kingdom of Kapilavatthu at the Himalayan Foothills, as the son of the Sakyan king Suddhodana and the queen Mahamaya. His clan name was Gotama (Skt. Gautama) and the name given to him at the naming ceremo ...
... The Buddha, the Fully Enlightened One, was born about two thousand five hundred years ago in the kingdom of Kapilavatthu at the Himalayan Foothills, as the son of the Sakyan king Suddhodana and the queen Mahamaya. His clan name was Gotama (Skt. Gautama) and the name given to him at the naming ceremo ...
The Taste of Freedom
... business ventures, indeed an entire way of life based on Buddhist values and practice. Suddenly it was becoming possible to commit not just one's mind, but one's life, to Buddhism. For those of us involved at the time, life lived as a Buddhist was exciting. But it was also lovely. The real key to th ...
... business ventures, indeed an entire way of life based on Buddhist values and practice. Suddenly it was becoming possible to commit not just one's mind, but one's life, to Buddhism. For those of us involved at the time, life lived as a Buddhist was exciting. But it was also lovely. The real key to th ...
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... Eventually, Husserl inquires into collective consciousness by expanding the solipsist account of intentionality. Exemplars of such inquiries are Husserl’s analysis of socio-historical groups such as cultural communities12 as well as his investigation13 of the transcultural life-world. He thus enrich ...
... Eventually, Husserl inquires into collective consciousness by expanding the solipsist account of intentionality. Exemplars of such inquiries are Husserl’s analysis of socio-historical groups such as cultural communities12 as well as his investigation13 of the transcultural life-world. He thus enrich ...
present situation of indonesian buddhism: in memory of bhikkhu
... syncretistic Chinese Buddhism, someone who still believed in mystic old Javanese Buddhism, and someone attracted to the contemporary missions and newly converted into Buddhism, etc. If Ashin Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together a ...
... syncretistic Chinese Buddhism, someone who still believed in mystic old Javanese Buddhism, and someone attracted to the contemporary missions and newly converted into Buddhism, etc. If Ashin Jinarakkhita had adhered to some particular ground, he would have failed in bringing all Buddhists together a ...
the meaning of conversion in buddhism
... in the Buddha’s teaching is meant to be practiced mechanically or as a matter of mere tradition, without an understanding of its inner meaning and its relevance to one’s own life. To begin with, what is meant by `refuge’? Refuge from what? The Three Jewels are a refuge from mental anguish. It is the ...
... in the Buddha’s teaching is meant to be practiced mechanically or as a matter of mere tradition, without an understanding of its inner meaning and its relevance to one’s own life. To begin with, what is meant by `refuge’? Refuge from what? The Three Jewels are a refuge from mental anguish. It is the ...
Sanathana Sarathi. - Region 7 Sai Centers
... detailed in four modes ranked in ascending order of perfection: 1) to prevent the arising of unwholesome states; 2) to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen; 3) to provoke wholesome states that have not yet arisen; and 4) to maintain and perfect wholesome states which have already aris ...
... detailed in four modes ranked in ascending order of perfection: 1) to prevent the arising of unwholesome states; 2) to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen; 3) to provoke wholesome states that have not yet arisen; and 4) to maintain and perfect wholesome states which have already aris ...
A prerequisite for lasting peace
... published in English in the early 19608, the German existentialist philosopher, Karl Jaspers, discusses the Buddha and Buddhism at length. Toward the conclusion of his discussion, he praises the religion, saying that "Buddhism is the one world religion that bas known no violence, no persecution of h ...
... published in English in the early 19608, the German existentialist philosopher, Karl Jaspers, discusses the Buddha and Buddhism at length. Toward the conclusion of his discussion, he praises the religion, saying that "Buddhism is the one world religion that bas known no violence, no persecution of h ...
DOC - Mr. Dowling
... secretly left his father’s palace. influence on the Indian As Siddhartha subcontinent by the eighth and other negative thoughts. wandered the streets, century, partly because its Right Mindfulness—Be aware and he encountered an ideas were absorbed into control your thoughts and emotions so ascetic—a ...
... secretly left his father’s palace. influence on the Indian As Siddhartha subcontinent by the eighth and other negative thoughts. wandered the streets, century, partly because its Right Mindfulness—Be aware and he encountered an ideas were absorbed into control your thoughts and emotions so ascetic—a ...
Name: Date - Mr. Dowling
... secretly left his father’s palace. influence on the Indian and other negative thoughts. As Siddhartha subcontinent by the eighth wandered the century, partly because its Right Mindfulness—Be aware and streets, he ideas were absorbed into control your thoughts and emotions so encountered an Hinduism, ...
... secretly left his father’s palace. influence on the Indian and other negative thoughts. As Siddhartha subcontinent by the eighth wandered the century, partly because its Right Mindfulness—Be aware and streets, he ideas were absorbed into control your thoughts and emotions so encountered an Hinduism, ...
Globalizing Chinese Culture, Localizing Buddhist Teachings
... who toiled in the gold mines, the majority of those who followed religious practices identified themselves as Buddhists.(8) All traces of such worship soon disappeared, with the exception of the Guandi Temple in Kimberly, which remained standing for several decades and whose altars may still be foun ...
... who toiled in the gold mines, the majority of those who followed religious practices identified themselves as Buddhists.(8) All traces of such worship soon disappeared, with the exception of the Guandi Temple in Kimberly, which remained standing for several decades and whose altars may still be foun ...
The Influence of Chinese Thought on Obaku Zen Buddhism : Some
... order and harmony of the cosmos. Each organ corresponded to a certain mental quality, a certain emotion, a certain sense, a certain taste, a certain smell, a certain extremity, a certain body tissue or a certain body-fluid etc., while in connection to the environment an organ was related to a certai ...
... order and harmony of the cosmos. Each organ corresponded to a certain mental quality, a certain emotion, a certain sense, a certain taste, a certain smell, a certain extremity, a certain body tissue or a certain body-fluid etc., while in connection to the environment an organ was related to a certai ...
Buddhist Ordination Presentation
... • During the time of the Buddha there was a longstanding tradition of renouncing the lifestyle of a householder and becoming a homeless ascetic. • In the hagiography of the Buddha one of the four sights that spur him towards a religious life is an ascetic, and later on he is taught by a variety of ...
... • During the time of the Buddha there was a longstanding tradition of renouncing the lifestyle of a householder and becoming a homeless ascetic. • In the hagiography of the Buddha one of the four sights that spur him towards a religious life is an ascetic, and later on he is taught by a variety of ...
Ox-Herding - Columbia University
... The eighth picture tells us that when the duality of self and reality has been overcome not only is reality (the ox) forgotten, but so is the self (the oxherd); the circle symbolizes the all-encompassing emptiness that constitutes the ground of all things. Now, in the awareness of unceasing transfor ...
... The eighth picture tells us that when the duality of self and reality has been overcome not only is reality (the ox) forgotten, but so is the self (the oxherd); the circle symbolizes the all-encompassing emptiness that constitutes the ground of all things. Now, in the awareness of unceasing transfor ...
Universal Conditioning Functions - Orlando Insight Meditation Group
... Its function is quite similar to viriya, which is found in the Particular Cetasikas category, and represented in the Noble Eightfold Path as “Right Effort”. Other terms such as “vigor”, “persistent effort”, “diligence” can also help to understand the nature of viriya. Viriya also represents one of t ...
... Its function is quite similar to viriya, which is found in the Particular Cetasikas category, and represented in the Noble Eightfold Path as “Right Effort”. Other terms such as “vigor”, “persistent effort”, “diligence” can also help to understand the nature of viriya. Viriya also represents one of t ...
The first three topics (the two truths, the four noble truths, and the thre
... Taking refuge in the (causal and resultant) three Jewels constitutes the gateway to Buddhist practice; it is the gateway to entering deeply into the teachings by the Buddha. However, it is not only im ...
... Taking refuge in the (causal and resultant) three Jewels constitutes the gateway to Buddhist practice; it is the gateway to entering deeply into the teachings by the Buddha. However, it is not only im ...
the practice of the debate of the tibetan buddhism as a space
... ideology of the text and embodies the unified doctrinal tradition by remaining serene and unflappable. The challenger tries to demonstrate two main types of incoherence: the non-concordance with the contents of being a recognized authority reference and the argumentation of the defendant. The first ...
... ideology of the text and embodies the unified doctrinal tradition by remaining serene and unflappable. The challenger tries to demonstrate two main types of incoherence: the non-concordance with the contents of being a recognized authority reference and the argumentation of the defendant. The first ...
YMBA Colombo syllabus
... Monggalana and Maha Kassapa, Bhikkunis Khema, Uppalavanna, etc 12. Four Noble Truths 13. Six Theravada Buddhist Councils and first writing of The Tipikata The 10 perfec Dhamma Classes are conducted every Sunday from 9:30am to 12:00 noon as follows: ...
... Monggalana and Maha Kassapa, Bhikkunis Khema, Uppalavanna, etc 12. Four Noble Truths 13. Six Theravada Buddhist Councils and first writing of The Tipikata The 10 perfec Dhamma Classes are conducted every Sunday from 9:30am to 12:00 noon as follows: ...
The Cessation of Suffering and Buddhist Axiology Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... The Nirvāṇa View and the Eudaimonia View are strikingly similar, especially if we understand the Nirvāṇa View naturalistically in terms of “nirvāṇa-with-remainder,” as Keown and Flanagan do. In light of this, we can combine these views to form the “Nirvāṇa-In-This-Life View”: The Nirvāṇa-In-This-Lif ...
... The Nirvāṇa View and the Eudaimonia View are strikingly similar, especially if we understand the Nirvāṇa View naturalistically in terms of “nirvāṇa-with-remainder,” as Keown and Flanagan do. In light of this, we can combine these views to form the “Nirvāṇa-In-This-Life View”: The Nirvāṇa-In-This-Lif ...
WESTERN BUDDHIST MOTIVATIONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
... disease, cancer, and diabetes, all correlated with high intake of animal foods. Evidence suggests that standard chemical additives to meat— antibiotics, growth hormones, and vermicides have toxic impacts on consumers. The use of antibiotics for disease prevention in factory farmed animals has had th ...
... disease, cancer, and diabetes, all correlated with high intake of animal foods. Evidence suggests that standard chemical additives to meat— antibiotics, growth hormones, and vermicides have toxic impacts on consumers. The use of antibiotics for disease prevention in factory farmed animals has had th ...
The Dalai Lama
... The Buddha • The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Guatama. • It is said that he reached enlightenment while meditating under a tree. • The Buddha discovered "The Way," a path of spiritual practice to end suffering and enter ____________________. Reincarnation • Buddhists believe in past and future live ...
... The Buddha • The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Guatama. • It is said that he reached enlightenment while meditating under a tree. • The Buddha discovered "The Way," a path of spiritual practice to end suffering and enter ____________________. Reincarnation • Buddhists believe in past and future live ...
Are There Ethical Implications of Karma?
... Ethical training and its relation to karma, therefore, ―is not so much a principle of retribution as one of continuity‖ (Radhakrishnan 1932, 218). Rejecting a simplistic position, the Vedantists neither accept a doctrine of predestination nor suggest that karma is deterministic. They insist on ―cont ...
... Ethical training and its relation to karma, therefore, ―is not so much a principle of retribution as one of continuity‖ (Radhakrishnan 1932, 218). Rejecting a simplistic position, the Vedantists neither accept a doctrine of predestination nor suggest that karma is deterministic. They insist on ―cont ...
The Spread of Buddhism during Ancient China
... Xing Guang, “Buddhist Impact on Chinese Culture.” Asian Philosophy 23, no. 4 (2013): 315. (accessed December 4, 2014). 305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09552367.2013.831606. ...
... Xing Guang, “Buddhist Impact on Chinese Culture.” Asian Philosophy 23, no. 4 (2013): 315. (accessed December 4, 2014). 305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09552367.2013.831606. ...